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F; F1 WAGNER Car Seat,

Patented Sept. 1, 1868.

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F. F. WAGNER, or'nan'nisnnnc, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 81,712, dated September 1, 1858.

IMPROVED GAR-SEAT.

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Be it known that I, F. F. WAGNER, of Harrisburg, in the county of Dauphin, and State of Pennsylvania,

have'invented a new and improved Railroad-Oar Seat; and I ,do hereby declare that the following is a ful l, clear, and exact description thereofiwhich will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, fiorming part-of this specificatiom in which- Figure 1 represents a'vertioal transverse section of my improved railroad-car seat. h Figurefl is a vertical longitudinalsection of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. This invention relates to certain improvements on the railroad'car seat for which Letters Patent, No.

24,511, were granted onthe'21st day of June, 1859, to F. F. Wagner and PaP. Dickinson, of= Harrisburg,

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The present invention consists chiefly in attaching projecting lugs to. the axles, by which the swinging a rms,h ldirig the chair-,bachh are,securedwto.the s'eat frame, said lugs being attached-atothat side-of each-axle I which is opposite to that from which the arms project, so that if the arias are turned down the lugs will project from above the axle, and will raise the seat on that side on which such arms are folded down. I

i In this manner the seat, which turns on central pivots, wilLaiways be elevated somewhat in front, and will therefore be inclined in a very convenient manner.

The invention also consists in hinging a footstool to an inclined plank or frame, which is arranged on the lower-part of" the seatsframc, wherebya very convenient rest for the feet of passengers on the other seats is The invention finally consistsin doing away with the notched lever, shown in the aforesaid Letters Patent, and in substitutingtther efor apin, which isfitted through the side of thes'eat-fr'ame and through one of the toothed wheels connecting the swinging arms, or through the toothed segments formed on such arms, said sides and wheels or segments being perforated for the reception of such pin.

A A, in the drawing, represents the two upright sides, which constitute the supports and name of a car-seat.

A, said pins or axles having their bearings in the supports or side-pieces AA.

E E are the segments, which are formed on the pivoted ends'of the arms G and D and which mesh into a toothed wheel, F, that has its hearings in the side-pieces A.

Instead of one wheel, F, t'hrce, five, or more may be used. V

G is the seat, swinging on apin or axle, II, that is arranged along the middle of the seat-frame between the sides A A. V v

I The scat rests with its ends upon the axlesB B. v

I are the cushions arranged between the arms 0 O and D D, respectively. The. arms operate as specified in the aforesaid Letters Patent, thatis, if one pair is turned up, the other is, by means of the toothed connections, turned down, and m'cegversa. I

Thearms' are or can be locked in any desired positionby a pin or bolt, a, which is fitted from the outside through one of the sides A, and through or into the wheel F, or one of the segments E.

Forthis purpose, the wheel F or either or both of the segments are provided with apertures, slots, or indentures, b, for the reception of the pin On each a'xle, B, is formed a projecting rib or projecting lugs,f, or lugs carrying friction-rollers, said rib or lugs projecting from that side of the axle which is opposite to that from which the arms project, so that such lugs may come-under and raise the seat on that end on which the arms are turned down, while on that side on which the arms are turned up, the lugs will be on the lower side of the axle, as is clearly shown in fig.

B B are the pins or axles, by which the swinging arms C C and D D are respectively pivoted to the frame 1, in which the seat is raised on.tlre side of the arms D which are turned down. I The seat will thus alwaysbc' in an inclined position, which is most convenient for comfortable repose.

As the position of the arms is reversed, the inclination of the seat will also be reversed, which is evident.

On the lower part the supports A A are connected by means of two inclined boards, J J, or their equivalent-s, the same forming a roof-shaped support for the footstools ICK that are hinged to their lower edges, if such footstools are turned up, as shown on the right-hand side of fig. 1.

When the feotstools are' folded down, as shown on the opposite side, they form a nearly or quite horizontal support, 0, for the feet, as they are supported on their outsides by means of legs, 0? d, projecting from them. These logs are connected in each stool by a rod, 0, which, when the seat is turned up, forms also a more elevated support for the feet, while the back of the support-plank 0 forms also, when the stool is turned up, a convenient inclined support for the feet.

then the stool is turned up, its plank c rests against the inclined board T, which gives it its inclined position, as shown.

Instead of the planks T and c, a series of rods or other equivalent devices may be employed.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- 1. Providing the projecting lugsf on the axles or pins B, by which the swinging arms 0 D are pivoted to the seat-frame for the purpose of elevating the front end of the seat, so as to have the seat inclined backward in whatever position the arms may stand, as specified.

2. The pin or bolt a, for locking the swinging arms C D in any desired position, when said pin is fitted into one of the toothed wheels or segments by'which the arms are connected for the purpose of having them move simultaneously, as set forth.

F. F. WAGNER.

Witnesses:

GUST. HEGMAN,

JOHN Pamusncxnm- 

